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Posted onOctober 28, 2013|Comments Off on Tweet of the Day: Your Uncle Appointed The Judge

Little brown one has been taking up the cultural war to bring Latinos to the GOP. Today, he tweeted a complaint about a Federal Judge ruling two sections of Texas’ newest anti-woman law unconstitutional. My friends at Progress Texas responded quite effectively. As my late Pop would say, “Lo pescaron con los pantalones caidos.”

Unfortunately, it seems the fight to preserve Roe v Wade will continue.

Since 1995, states have enacted more than 700 anti-choice measures cumulatively. Each of these measures interferes with a woman’s right to make her own private, personal decisions about her reproductive health. And state governments continue to be dominated by anti-choice politicians, which likely means the trend of legislative attacks on reproductive freedom will continue in the year ahead.

Vermont enacted the most pro-choice legislation in 2012, with 3 measures.

2012 marks the eighth year in a row that Colorado has enacted a pro-choice measure.

Keenan also pointed out states like Arizona, Georgia, and Louisiana enacted bans on abortion care after 20 weeks that are clearly unconstitutional and designed as a challenge to Roe v. Wade. And states like Alabama, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Wisconsin enacted abortion-coverage bans in the states’ health-insurance exchanges.

“This is why elections matter,” Keenan continued. “Women continue to face legislative hostility in states dominated by anti-choice politicians. We may have won some battles but anti-choice politicians attack this right relentlessly – if we allow them. It is incumbent upon us to educate the public on these anti-choice tactics and hold these extreme politicians accountable.”

All I can say is that if you’re running for office (especially as a Democrat) and you are part of the attack or just stay quiet, you are doing a disservice to women. If you are serious about running for office, any office, then you better be in tune with this issue.